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Horsham Club Rapidplay 2022-23: Mansson – Lynn
This year the club is running a rapidplay competition across the season. The basic format is a round robin, with most of the club members entering. Each player may play up to two games, one with each colour, against each … Continue reading
Horsham Club Quickplay Knockout 2021-22: Mansson – Forster
Last Tuesday I was able to help finish off last season’s quickplay knockout competition, by playing my final match against Mike Forster. Mike managed to prevail by winning the first game, then holding a draw in the second.
Horsham Club Championship 2021-22: Mansson – Stimpson
My last game in this year’s club championship was against Phil Stimpson. It proved to be an unsatisfactory game for both players, who both had chances to win, but failed to take them. In the end it was a draw, … Continue reading
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Horsham Club Championship 2021-22: Higgs – Mansson
On Tuesday I was up against Anthony Higgs in the Club Championship. I needed a win to keep my hopes alive, but the game ultimately ended in a draw, meaning that Mark Broom is now champion – congratulations to him!
Horsham Club Knockout 2021-22: Mansson – Higgs
Last night, I was up against Anthony Higgs in the semi-final of the club knockout. Our first attempt to decide the match ended as a draw, so we were back for a second game; this had been delayed for almost … Continue reading
Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2021-22: Horsham 1 – Lewes 1
Horsham 1 completed its league season with a good win away at Lewes. The final score was 3-1 in our favour, as we won on the bottom two boards and drew on the top two.
Horsham Club Championship 2021-22: Taylor – Mansson
My club championship game against Alex Taylor featured an intriguing endgame, where I had a queen against a bishop, but his pawns were all easily defended by his bishop, and moreover he had a protected passed pawn on the seventh … Continue reading
Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2021-22: Horsham 1 – Eastbourne 1
Last night, the Horsham first team scored a decisive win over their Eastbourne counterparts, notching up four wins in the four board match. My game against Paul Carpenter was only the third time I’ve actually played him in all the … Continue reading
Mid-Sussex League Division 1 2021-22: Horsham 1 – Brighton 1
Last Tuesday, Horham 1 suffered a disappointing loss against a slightly weakened Brighton 1 side (Geoff James was ill). Mark Broom was defeated on board two by Calum Salmons, while the efforts of the other Horsham players only yielded three … Continue reading
Horsham Club Knockout 2021-22: Higgs – Mansson
I played Anthony Higgs in the semi-final of the club knockout last Tuesday. The game ended in a draw, so we will need to have a replay in the near future. As it happens, I was lucky to escape with … Continue reading
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